chironomid


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chironomid

(kī-rŏn′ə-mĭd)
n.
See midge.
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Minnesota Guide Brian "Bro" Brosdahl is a bloodworm believer, finding wads of digested chironomid goo in the stomachs of smaller walleyes, fall through winter.
WHEN WALLEYES BITE THE DUST
Given that Diptera larvae, predominately chironomid larvae, tend to numerically dominate invertebrate communities in newly inundated (<1 mo) lotic habitats, one would expect higher abundances of this prey source in mainstem SWHs as they maintain greater hydrological connection than some chutes (Galat et al.
Diet composition of age-0 fishes in created habitats of the Lower Missouri River
Patterning of impoundment impact on chironomid assemblages and their environment with use of the self-organizing map (SOM).
Impact of damming on the Chironomidae of the upper zone of a tropical run-of-the-river reservoir/Impacto de um represamento sobre Chironomidae do remanso de um reservatorio fio d'agua tropical
Leaf litter as a possible food source for chironomids (Diptera) in Brazilian and Portuguese headwater streams.
Colonization by Chironomidae larvae in decomposition of Eichhornia azurea (Swartz) Kunth in an Amazonian lake in Brazil/Colonizacao por larvas de Chironomidae em decomposicao de Eichhornia azurea (Swartz) Kunth na lagoa Paraiso, sul do Amazonas
The macroinvertebrate assemblage at the site during the breeding season, based on three standardised kicksamples with a 500 [micro]m mesh sweep net (Kokes & Nemejcova 2006), consisted mostly of chironomid larvae, mayfly larvae (mainly Potamanthus sp.
Assessment of possible diel and sex-related differences in round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) diet
Dehydration-inducible changes in expression of two aquaporins in the sleeping chironomid, Polypedilum vanderplanki.
Aquaporins in the Antarctic midge, an extremophile that relies on dehydration for cold survival
The chironomid larval assemblages, represented by their chitinous head capsules preserved in lake sediments, have become a widely used paleoclimatological indicator group for quantitatively reconstructing past temperatures, especially at high latitudes and altitudes (e.
Response of lacustrine biota to late holocene climate and environmental conditions in Northernmost Ungava (Canada)
Lake Nhlange had a community dominated by polychaetes, chironomid larvae, amphipods and the bivalve Brachidontes virgiliae (Barnard, 1964).
Effects of an alien invasive gastropod on native benthic assemblages in coastal lakes of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa
Seven new species of chironomid midge (Diptera, Chironomidae) from the Ohra River, Japan.
A new species of microtendipes (Diptera: Chironomidae) with a median volsella from Xishan Island, China
This pattern is shared with several chironomid genera and species (Donato et al.
Estatus taxonomico de Polypedilum quinquesetosum (Edwards, 1931) (Diptera, Chironomidae)
occurred in >5% of samples) dietary categories were identified: chironomid larvae; ephemeropteran nymphs; simuliid larvae; trichopteran larvae; unknown invertebrates; amorphous detritus.
Dietary overlap of invertivorous fishes and macroinvertebrates in the Gila River, New Mexico
The prawn specimen covered with the macroalga Pylaiella littoralis was kept in captivity in an aquarium with other Palaemon adspersus individuals and fed with chironomid larvae for a period of 3 days.
First evidence on the epiphytic macroalga Pylaiella littoralis on the prawn Palaemon adspersus
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